Calodendrum eickii

Calodendrum eickii is a rare forest tree from Tanzania which is closely related to the widely cultivated Calodendrum capense, or Cape chestnut.

Calodendrum eickii

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Genus:
Calodendrum
Species:
C. eickii
Binomial name
Calodendrum eickii
Engl., 1903 , as Calodendron eckii

The tree is endemic to montane Juniperus forest in the West Usambara Mountains where it is under threat from expansion of commercial pine plantations and agricultural development.

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